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Two units were raised consisting of former American slaves. This was started by Admiral Alexander Cochrane. They were actually formed on two different occasions, but disbanded the first time after Loyalist militia threatened to leave service.
1ST CORPS-- smaller group. Served in the Caribbean from 1808-1810.
2ND CORPS-- larger group served from 18 May 1814 to 20 August 1816. Stationed mostly along the Atlantic Coast but one company served at a Gulf Coast fort in Florida.
They did not regard themselves as "slave soldiers."
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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